Stop-motion for combers and the like.



P. J. DOCKRAY, DECD.

H.1-DOCKRAY,ADMIN1STRATMX.

STOP MOTION FOR COMBERS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION mw ocT.2a.-|91s.

Patented Jan/1,1918. h

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1- wirlmaoo v P. JQ D OCKRAY, DEC'D. u.1. DOCKBAY, ADMINISTRATRIX.

STU? MOTION FOR BOMBERS AND THE LIKE.

' APPLICATION FILED 06123, I916. v 1,252,096. Patented Jan. 1, 191&

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- 6 51 2.9 Fly. J. z 27 26 15 50 1 55 z comber.

UNI'lED sTAT-Es PATENT orrron PETER J'. DOCK'BAY, DECEASED, LATE OF WOONSQGKET, RHODE ISLAND, BY MARY' J'.

DOGKBAY; ADMINISTRATBIX, O1 WOONSGOKET, RHODE ISLAND.

error-Mormon FOR commas AND THE LIKE.

1,252,096. Original application filed Septejnber Specificationo! Letters Patent. 5, 1914, Serial No. 860,401. Divided and this application and Omar Patented Jan. 1, 19 18.

23, 1316., Serial No. 127,295,. 3

To all whom it may) concern:

Be it known that Perm; J DOQiR{\Y, deceased, late a citizen of the Unlted States, re-

siding at Woonsocket, in the count of through the machine, for stopping the ma More particularly, the invention relates to the mechanism that includes a member that moves in'response to choking of mate'- rial bctween'it and delivery-rolls to close an electric circuit that initiates operations, of mechanism that acts to stop the machine with which" the invention isgassociated as shown by the application of said Print; J. DOGKRAY, for stop-motion for co nbersand the like, filed September 5-, 1915, 'Ser. No. 860,401, of which the present application is adivision. I

While it is not the intention to limit the adaptation of the invention to an partied; lar machine for treating materia wliilein substantially continu bus movement, the invention, "for' pu'ifp seribedherein as assoeja "When reeain eaimcaaa aittiie 'a c iption herein, the details of fc'oirstr crion and arrangement "of parts contemplated by the:

invention "will be apparent from? the acc'oni} panying diawin s, forming part diereq f,

wherein an embo iment ofthe invention *is dist-16sec; forpurpose of illustration. I

While the disclosures" jherein now are considered'j'to exemplify a preferable embodispirit of-theiaveation.

Like reference-characters refer to corre'w spon'ding parts in the views of the drawings, of which-'- 7 Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a portion of a'c'omber;

E11 1 2 is a diagrammatic view illustrative of the wiring;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of some of the parts shown by Fig. 1;

Fig'. 4 is a sectional view through the sliver-pan, trumpet, and sliver-table; and

Fig. 5'i's an enlarged view of parts as seen when looking in the direction of the arrow,

Fig. 4.

eferring more particularly to the draw- 1ngs,1n which parts of a comber as hereinbefore mentioned are disclosed, 17 designates a sliver-pan into which sliver is de livered from tlie oor'nb ing mechanism of the machine and whence it' is' drawn as a round strand through a trumpet 18 by an upper calender-roll 19 on. a shaft20 and a lower calender-roll 21 on a, shaft 22 and delivered onto asliver-table 23, one set ofsuch-parts. being shown sis-exemplary of others in the machine.

, Extending along the sliver-table and supported on and insulated from the machineframe are a series of standards 24, which carry at their upper ends a rod 25 extendmg longitudinally of the table above the sets of calender-rolls, each set of calendenrolls isa hanger 01? lie-1 pendinghsupport 26, from the lower portion: offwfh c laterally extends a counter-radii having. disposition substantially parallel to thefrod 2'5 An abutmentfid is heldla dr Eist'ably on the counter-rodnear its freeend 'a set-screw 29, and depending from the a utment is a stop 30. The abutnient holds on thecounter-rod a boxing 31, which is a part of a swing-frame that comprises side arms 32, which flare outwardly from the boxing, as shown at 33, and thencontinue, in parallel relation to each other toftheir' free ends. One of the flaring portions 33 .of the frame is capable of contact with the stop 30, whereby downward movement of thefreeiends ofthe arms 1s limite'diand con: tzi'ct of an part of the swing-frame with the. sliver-tab e is reyntes, The side armfs are Fast on the rod above tioned to contacted by said arm andhy' said contactmember, and a power-shiftmg 7 devicecontrolled 'by'said circuit.

continuously moves, a sto -motioncomprising the combination', wit a'roll: efiecting fm'orement of the material and a shaft upon which the roll is mounted, of a swingable arm, a member on said arm adjacent to the 'ath of movement of the material at the side j of the roll from which the material is de- "livered and arranged to swing said arm to choked material 'thereagainst; a member pivotally mountedon said arm' and arran ed to trail on the material, a contactmem er pirotally-mounted member on movement thereof an electrlc circuit having said swin' able arm 'asone of its poles and said roll-s aft as its other pole,'and a power- W2 5 shifting device controlled by said circuit.

5, In a circuit-closer for a stop-motion of 05pm at thh patent may be obtained to:

the class described] r In a-machinemjwhich materialtreated a contact withj'saidroll-shaft on contact of having its movement controlled by said piv xfotallyemonnted member, a contact1-member loose on said roll-shaft-and arranged to be contacted by. said contact member of-said' five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. a a e v a swindgframe includin arms arranged tostrad e the ends/of a r0 1 efiectmfixmovementofy ma terial, a depending plate ed to one of, said arms and-arranged to extend overflthe path a k of material moving 'from the roll," a shaft'carriedby said arms, a plate onsaid shaft arranged to -trail;on material, passing under said fixed plate, andia "contact arm having itsmovement controlled by said trail- 5 ingplate. 1 6. In a circuit-closer'for a stopemotion of the classdescribedcomprising a supporting- I g rod, a boxing jon saidrod, armsextending" v s from said boxing and arranged t straddl the ends of aroll efieetin 11love!nent'ofi m terial,' a depending, plate ed to one of Ba arms and I arranged to extend over'the path ofmaterial moving from the roll, andia fixed stop carriedby said rod and "arranged to limit the downwardmovement of said 5 plate. In witness whereof, I aflix my si ature p MARY J.DOCK AY, Administratriw of the estate of said Peter l J. Dock-ray, deceased. a w v a 

